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booksonawednesday 's review for:
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The first half of this book was something special: cosy and enjoyable, about a 25-year-old woman rediscovering the joy in life (reading!). The second half shifted away from the main character and left me feeling confused.
Takako drifted apart from her uncle Satoru in her teenage years, but when she finds herself newly single and unemployed, it is decided that she will move in to his second-hand bookshop to help him out. She realises Satoru has been dealing with his own problems after his wife, Momoko, left him.
I listened to the first half of this book is one session; I was hooked. Translated fiction can be a bit hit or miss for me, but the story was portrayed really well, along with Japanese cultural nuances.
The second half of the book took a different turn, which I didn’t really understand. I just didn’t gel with Momoko’s character, and the ending felt like it was either rushed or unfinished.
Takako drifted apart from her uncle Satoru in her teenage years, but when she finds herself newly single and unemployed, it is decided that she will move in to his second-hand bookshop to help him out. She realises Satoru has been dealing with his own problems after his wife, Momoko, left him.
I listened to the first half of this book is one session; I was hooked. Translated fiction can be a bit hit or miss for me, but the story was portrayed really well, along with Japanese cultural nuances.
The second half of the book took a different turn, which I didn’t really understand. I just didn’t gel with Momoko’s character, and the ending felt like it was either rushed or unfinished.